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Erykah Badu – The Interview (Video)

Here's a really good interview of Erykah Badu.  She goes deep on lots of topics, including family, music and the controversial filming of the Window Seat video.  There is also a lot of great concert footage.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc9jTEBt_E&feature=player_embedded Though she's labeled as Neosoul, her influences are steeped in... Read more

DTMD – You (Video)

Here's a hot new joint from DTMD. If you like Slum Village-era Dilla productions, this one will really move you. Check out the video for You. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phUJq287ej8&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more

Curren$y – Smoke Sum’n ft Lil Wayne

Here's a new joint from Curren$y ft Lil Wayne. They flow to the classic OutKast Elevators track. Check it out.  Also, if you missed Curren$y's new Verde Terrace mixtape, click here to download it. Click here to download Smoke Sum'n.... Read more

Big K.R.I.T.’s The Vent is special. It’s a thoughtful and thought-provoking rhyme accompanied by dark, brooding chords. It is almost prayerful. Here’s the official video. Check it out.

There also have been some incredible videos of K.R.I.T. performing the song live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xVEa0SMxFg&feature=player_embedded For me, The Vent strikes a similar emotional chord as this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbs7wWLXLpw... Read more

The Game – Cosmic Kev Freestyle (Video)

The Game sounds hungry again. He went all the way in on this freestyle on the Cosmic Kev Show. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFprLmFbBTI&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Kris Kasanova – Just Anotha Day (Video)

Just Anotha Day by Kris Kasanova is a throwback to times when hip-hop was just dope rhymes over hard beats.  Kris runs down the everyday happenings in his neighborhood, and it plays out like a cross between It Was A Good Day and 99 Problems.  Check out the video for... Read more

Truck North – Indivisible

Here's a dope cut from Truck North. He's gotten a lot of press recently, as 1/5 of the Money Making Jam Boys, but he's been a strong solo artist before and since. Check out Indivisible. Click here to download.... Read more

Rockie Fresh – Breakthrough ft Chamillionaire

Here's a meditative cut from Rockie Fresh ft Chamillionaire. He rhymes about the trials and tribulations of his career, while Chamillionaire serves as an encouraging mentor on his verse. Check out Breakthrough.... Read more

Jill Scott – Hear My Call (Video)

Jill Scott is not hip-hop but she has deep hip-hop Roots...and she's a phenomenal talent. Here's her latest video. Check out Hear My Call. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VtapoGukzCA And, here's one of her hip-hop collabos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5lNKnqp_o... Read more

Smoke DZA – Personal Party ft Curren$y

Here's a slow burner from Smoke DZA and Curren$y...but it's not all about smoke.  Check out Personal Party. Click here to download.... Read more

Asher Roth – Ampersand

Asher Roth goes in on a super-soulful track.  Check out Ampersand. Click here to download.... Read more

Raekwon Speaks on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

This is installment #2 in a dope series Reebok has done in conjunction with Rock The Bells. #1 was Lauryn Hill discussing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Now, it's Raekwon's turn to discuss his hip-hop classic. Rather than discuss the whole album, he focuses on how Nas got involved with... Read more

Omen – Ride For Life

Here's a really hot joint from Omen. The track, which was produced by him, is TOUGH. Check out Ride For Life. Click here to download.... Read more

Planet Asia – Inspiration (Video)

Here's a new video from West Coast underground OG, Planet Asia. Check out Inspiration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zersOpYxUG0&feature=player_embedded And here's one of my favorite joints from Planet Asia and Rascoe (aka Cali Agents) from back in the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GHQwlgJc4... Read more

Action Bronson – Big, Bad & Dangerous ft Smoke DZA

Here's a new collabo from Action Bronson & Smoke DZA. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

Kendrick Lamar’s A.D.H.D. is one of the best songs on Section 80, one of the best albums of the year. Here’s the video.

If you haven't heard Section 80, it's a concept album about what's happened to today's adults who were born in the 80's and faced AIDS and crack epidemics, gang violence, Reaganomics and a host of other ills. A.D.H.D. is one of the most poignant depictions.  If you haven't bought Section... Read more

Here’s a mix dedicated to the women who helped lay the foundation of hip-hop and those who continue to build the culture. You’ll hear Missy, Yo-Yo, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Conscious Daughters, Lady of Rage, Left Eye, Ladybug Mecca, Da Brat, Bahamadia, Jean Grae, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt N Pepa, Nicki Minaj and more. Check it out.

Seeing Lauryn Hill speak about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a reminder of how important women have been to hip-hop. Ambrosia For Heads Ladies First Mix by Parfit.  Also, if you missed BET's My Mic Sounds Nice, which documents the story of women in hip-hop, click here to watch... Read more

Sound FX – Don’t Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart)

Here's a reflective song from Sound FX about dealing with everyday struggles. It uses the same sample featured on J. Cole's You Got It but evokes a completely different mood. Check out Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart).... Read more

2 Chainz – Pimps ft Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. join 2 Chainz on a smoothed out jazz track. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HEN3t3SIc&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Here’s a really good interview of Lauryn Hill where she speaks on the impact of her landmark album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

It's part 1 of a series Reebok is doing in connection with this year's Rock the Bells tour.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-krY--Qbg&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Curren$y – Verde Terrace (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from Curren$y. Check out Verde Terrace. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Curren$y has been on his grind this year. This is his 3rd project, so far in 2011 (not including what he's been doing with Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa).... Read more

Kendrick Lamar – Hail Mary Freestyle & Interview (Video)

Kendrick Lamar paid a visit to the Bootleg Kev show, recently.  He did an interview and dropped some verses over Makaveli's Hail Mary track.  Check out the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tc1PH6_69c&feature=player_embedded And, in case you need to hear the original... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaQrh4YtuQ... Read more

Bad Meets Evil – Lighters ft Bruno Mars

And just like that, here's another video for an Eminem/Royce Da 5'9" collabo. This time, it's from their Bad Meets Evil project. Check out Lighters ft Bruno Mars.  And, click here for the video for Royce's Writer's Block. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Stat Quo – Summertime Grind

Here's another take on Kool & The Gang's seminal Summer Madness (aka the foundation of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's classic Summertime). This one comes from Stat Quo and, as the title suggests, it's much darker than the Fresh Prince or Kid Daytona versions. In many ways, the... Read more

Schoolboy Q – My Homie

Top Dawg Entertainment is killing the game right now.  The LA indie label is fresh off two high quality releases from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock this Summer, as well as a solid album from Ab-Soul in the Spring.  Next up is Schoolboy Q.  Check out his new song, My... Read more

3 Little Digs – Behind Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf’s Happy Birthday Hip-Hop (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf did their first collabo nearly a year ago, but it only surfaced in the last couple of weeks. Here's a video by 3 Little Digs that captured part of the experience. Check out the behind the scenes of Happy Birthday Hip-Hop. http://vimeo.com/27897045 Click here to download... Read more

J. Cole – Cole World: The Complex Review

Here's a pretty dope track-by-track review of J. Cole's Cole World:  The Sideline Story by Complex, particularly given that they weren't allowed to name song titles or quote lyrics.  The intro to the article is below and you can read the whole thing here. Here's the intro: After releasing several... Read more

Skyzoo – Penny Freestyle Series #4: Take It There

Skyzoo continues to murder tracks from Watch the Throne.  In the latest installment, of his Penny Freestyle Series, he takes the instrumental from Lift Off (#2 on Watch the Throne ft Beyonce) in a whole new direction.  It highlights the soulfulness of the track and Skyzoo's flow meshes well with... Read more

Big K.R.I.T. – Last King 2 (Mixtape). Click below to download the whole mixtape.

And just when you thought this mixtape madness week couldn't get any better (Click here for links to new mixtapes by The Weeknd and Wale)...Big K.R.I.T. just dropped his latest mixtape.  This is not an album like K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Returnof4eva.  It's more like a compilation of songs of... Read more

The Weeknd – Thursday (Mixtape). Click below to download the whole mixtape.

It's been a great week for mixtapes.  First up was Wale, and here's the latest one from The Weeknd.  Check out his Thursday mixtape. Click here to download.  And, here's the tracklist: 01 Lonely Star 02 Life Of The Party 03 Thursday 04 The Zone 05 The Birds Part 1... Read more

Trackademicks – Chill ft Freddie Gibbs & Phonte + Eric Roberson – Picture Perfect ft Phonte

Here are 2 smoothed out new joints each featuring the one and only Phonte rhyming (not singing).  First is Chill by Trackademicks ft Freddie Gibbs and Phonte. Click here to download Chill.  And, if you liked what you heard, you can download Trackademicks new Fresh Coastin' EP here. Next is... Read more

Stalley – Chevys & Spaceships (Video)

Stalley dropped the audio for Chevys & Spacehips a few months ago.  Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpmsOGlrzc&feature=player_embedded Stalley rocks over a Stevie Wonder joint that Terrace Martin, Kendrick Lamar and CyHi The Prynce also killed last winter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWMnpBMCa2U&feature=player_embedded Click here to download and check out the original Stevie Wonder song.... Read more

DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah – Notorious (Remix) ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona

DJ Jazzy Jeff has had a hand in bringing a lot of greats to the world: Will Smith, Raheem Devaughn, Jill Scott and more. Ayah is his latest protege. She recently dropped a free album. Here's a remix to Notorious, one of the standout cuts, ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona.... Read more

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us ft Ray Dalton

Here's a blazing hot new joint from Seattle's Macklemore.  Hit play and buckle up.... Read more

Wale – The Eleven One Eleven Theory

Hot off the presses, here's a new mixtape from Wale.  Check out The Eleven One Eleven Theory. Click here to download.... Read more

CyHi Da Prynce – Feelin’ It + Mahd – Where I Live

Here are a couple of other new takes on classic 90's tracks. First up, is one from CyHi Da Prynce who flows on Jay-Z's Feelin' It (produced by Ski Beatz--click here for our Ski Beatz playlist). Check it out (with tags from Funkmaster Flex). Click here to download.  And, here's... Read more

Vado – Celebration (Video)

Here's the video for Vado's banger, Celebration. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/27650440... Read more

Oddisee – The Carter Barron

Here's a new track from Oddisee. There are no lyrics, just a super soulful production featuring live instruments. Live drums in hip-hop really make tracks come alive (check out the Elzhi ElMatic project for more proof). Check it out. The Carter Barron by Oddisee... Read more

Statik Selektah on AZ (Video)

Statik Selektah breaks down his thoughts on why AZ is one of the most slept on MCs.  During his analysis, he reminds folks that at one time AZ, Nas, Jay-Z and Biggie were considered peers.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvFhm4_gfwU&feature=player_embedded Here's the video Statik Selektah referenced as proof of AZ's status... Read more

Murs – Love & Rockets Pt. 1 (Video)

Murs has a new project called Love & Rockets coming out on October 11th. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come, set to the soundtrack of a hot new Murs joint produced by Ski Beatz.  Also, if you missed our Ski Beatz playlist, click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SSZ_WkJIUc&feature=player_embedded... Read more

J-Live – A Day in the Life

J-Live jumps on Diamond D's classic track with Brand Nubian. He lays down hot lyrics and does them in the original flow of each of Diamond D, Sadat X and Lord Jamar. Dude has skills (that's why you named him one of the most underrated MCs of all time--click here... Read more

Pac Div – The Series Ep. 2 (Video)

Here's the second installment of Pac Div's web series.  These episodes are really dope, if you're a fan of theirs.  They give real insight into who the group is.  Ep. 2 is another journey with them on the road, and their travels bring them into contact with the likes of... Read more

B.o.B. – High Life (Video)

B.o.B. flexes on this new joint. He hasn't spit like this in a minute. Check out the video for High Life (haters beware). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymOXu4m7os&feature=player_embedded Kinda reminds me of this B.o.B.... Read more

Affion Crockett – In the Flow Ep. 1 (Video)

Affion Crockett put out a great spoof of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Cory Gunz and Lil Wayne to promote his new show, In the Flow. Here's the premiere episode.... Read more

Action Bronson – Jar of Drugs

Here's another burner from Action Bronson. Check out Jar of Drugs. Click here to download.... Read more